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Full error log:

starts here:

E:Unable to parse package file /var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.c3sl.ufpr.br_ubuntu_dists_trusty_universe_i18n_Translation-pt%%5fBR (1),

The item above is from universe and the binary below relates to it.

E:Problem opening /var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.c3sl.ufpr.br_ubuntu_dists_trusty-updates_main_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

--and ends here.

It's not a merged list

It is happening in a brand new 14.04 Unity installation. Before I was running Ubuntu GNOME 14.04.

If I disable the universe repo I can update && upgrade without problems. It shows the relations between the items in the error. That is, without universe src does not have to parse the binary version of universe_i18n.

I'm running Package Manager Troubleshooting Procedures¹ to work around it meanwhile. ¹ https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure

I wanna solve it. Any ideas?

muru
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ftcosta
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What I suggest is clear the lists and obtain a fresh copy.

Clear the List(s):

Command:

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

Obtain a Fresh Copy of Lists:

Command:

sudo apt-get update

See if that rectifies the problem. :)

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Solved

system settings > programs & upgrades # my system is in Portuguese

Go through all tabs and uncheck all sources (repos). Everything. It will comment the source.list and source.list.d/files* from top to bottom.

# The goal is to make a new source list

Close it with everything unchecked to make the system load an empty source

Close all apps and open a terminal Ctrl+Alt+T

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get autoclean

Open settings > programs again and let Ubuntu find the best source. There is a button to do this.

Check the desired items in each tab

Close once again and reopen a terminal Ctrl+Alt+T

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Up and running

ftcosta
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